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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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